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I honestly didn't mean to play on higher energy against Eclpze..... I guess I can't complain too much with the win. I was going to rest my starters in the cup game but now I might have to play them a bit to make up for the lower intensity.....

More changes over the holiday weekend. Eclypze and Extra Crispy took some big hits in their ratings this week, as it appears they may have both rested their starters. Extra Crispy taking the brunt of that hit since they lost as well.

I've added a trend to end of each team. All it shows is whether their overall rating went up or down.

Power Rankings

1. Schrodas (7-0) 11.801 UP
2. Eclypze (6-1) 9.091 DOWN
3. East Gary (5-2) 8.020 UP
4. Updog (6-1) 7.801 UP
5. Natellio (3-4) 5.839 DOWN
6. Traptors (5-2) 5.225 UP
7. Broken Aarow (3-4) 5.080 DOWN
8. 2 Left Feet (5-2) 3.608 UP
9. Extra Crispy (4-3) 3.484 DOWN
10. Lake Charles (2-5) 2.994 UP
11. Drons Wolfs (3-4) -1.990 UP
12. Cresleys (4-3) -3.313 UP
13. Barnbuners (1-6) -10.094 UP
14. Ozark (1-6) -10.282 DOWN
15. Cyborgs (0-7) -18.080 UP
16. Constructs (-16) -19.225 DOWN

Movement:
Schrodas +1
Eclypze -1
East Gary +1
Updog +1
Natellio +1
Traptors +2
2 Left Feet +1
Extra Crispy -6
Barnburners +1
Ozark -1
Cyborgs +1
Constructs -1

lake charles's bad luck continues.... they did finish #1 in our division last year.... i still say they will make a late push for a top 4 spot

Power Rankings updated now after the first two games of Interleague Play. Eclypze falls because of the CT from the Cresleys. It's also becoming evident that lots of teams are resting starters in some of these games as Cup matchups get harder.

POWER RANKGINGS

1. Schrodas 10.949 (9-0)
2. East Gary 8.774 (6-3)
3. Updog 8.715 (8-1)
4. Eclpze 8.117 (7-2)
5. Traptors 6.330 (7-2)
6. Broken Aarow 6.102 (5-4)
7. Natellio 5.289 (4-5)
8. Extra Crispy 4.384 (6-3)
9. Lake Charles 4.165 (3-6)
10. 2 Left Feet 2.469 (5-4)
11. Cresleys -2.670 (5-4)
12. Drons Wolfs -3.785 (3-6)
13. Barnburners -10.627 (1-8)
14. Ozark -11.024 (1-8)
15. Steel City -16.514 (1-8)
16. Constructs -20.653 (1-8)

One question for you guys regarding the cup..... is it always 50k for a win? Or does this payment increase the farther you go? I guess I have never got far enough if it does increase.....

Yea I've never gotten past 50K either. But it does go up.

round of 64 = $60K
round of 32 = $70K
round of 16 = $80K
Quarters = $100K
Semis = $135
Final = $300K

Honestly, I think the rounds of 64, 32 and 16 should be more than that. To make it 9 rounds or whatever it is only get a 10K increase is silly. Maybe less than 50K at the beginning when it's all bots... Whatever though.

yeah... hardly seems worth it considering how hard it is to get that far. I've got to the 512 round a couple times. Might go farther this year. Getting pretty easy draws so far....

Yea I know what you mean. I made it to the round of 256 last year, but that was the first time I even made it past round 3.. It really has a ton to do with the draw.

I mean, the Barnburners are still in it, even though they haven't logged in for a month. AND they get to play a DV team that's 2 days old. I haven't had a home Cup game since S16 (11 games in a row). Lot's of luck involved.

The 50K can add up though and really helps with the bottom line economically. Problem is, if you're trying to one position train, you have lots of decisions to make each week about what game to lose, or sacrifice training minutes. very difficult...

New power rankings. Congrats to Eclypze taking down Schrodas. No other real big surprises though.

Power Rankings

1. Schrodas 10-1, 1-.564
2. Eagles 8-3. 10.200
3. Eclypze 9-2, 8.812
4. Updog 8-3, 7.855
5. Tornados 7-4, 6.983
6. Traptors 9-2, 6.674
7. Natellio 5-6, 5.717
8. Extra Crispy 8-3, 5.361
9. Lake Charles 4-7, 4.605
10. 2 Left Feet 5-6, 1.232
11. Cresleys 6-5, -2.803
12. Wolfs 3-8, -4.582
13. Ozark 2-9, -10.623
14. Barnburners 2-9, -10.774
15. Cyborgs 1-10, -16.771
16. Constructs 1-10, -22.506

Well the #1 seed throughout the playoffs in now up for grabs after a shocking game in Lake Charles. 4 teams are now one game a part trying to get that advantage. Should be a great second half of the season.

I switched the ranking formula a little more, giving a little more weight to team record and point differential. Didn't change too much though other than getting the Traptors a little closer to #1.

Power Rankings

1. Schrodas 11-2, 13.209
2. Eclypze 11-2, 11.873
3. Eagles 8-5, 11.133
4. Traptors 11-2, 10.011
5. Updog 10-3, 9.737
6. Natellio 7-6, 8.450
7. Tornados 7-6, 6.447
8. Extra Crispy 8-5, 6.357
9. Lake Charles 5-8, 4.763
10. 2 Left Feet 6-7, 1.137
11. Cresleys 8-5, -1.117
12. Drons 4-9, -5.872
13. Ozark 3-10, -11.387
14. Barnburners 2-11, -14.169
15. Cyborgs 1-12, -20.359
16. Constructs 1-12, -27.877

It's been pretty interesting during interleague play. The big 8 has firmly become the stronger conference, and the records reflect that. Heck, I'm even on a 5 game streak!

Storylines going into the last 7 games of the regular season:

1) Who gets the #1 overall seed? To me, it's a 3 team race between Eclpyze, Schrodas, and the Traptors (sorry Updog, your PD is too far off). I expect Schrodas to win out at this point, barring a CT from someone to get into the playoffs. So, can Eclypze (who if the season ended today would have the #1 spot) do the same in the tougher conference? Or will the Traptors sneak in with the highest PD?

2) Playoff Race in the Great 8. You've got 4 teams seperated by 1 game fighting for 3 spots. 2 Left Feet and the Eagles have the edge right now up a game and a huge PD advantage. But with 7 games left, there's plenty of time for movement. Can the Cresleys stay a game up on 5th place and make it in? Or, do they really want to since they'll have to play Schrodas in round 1 anyway??

3) Fight for 5th in the Big 8. Natellio is hanging on for dear life to a 2 game lead over Lake Charles to stay out of the relegation. My PD is finally caught up as well. Saturday's game will be a big one @ Lake Charles. If Lake Charles wins, they'll likely take the lead back in the PD, and draw one game closer. If I win, I likely lock up the #5 spot with a 3 game lead with 6 to play. Good news: whoever loses out and gets the 6 seed shouldn't have too much trouble in the relegation series.

With all that said. here are the updated rankings after 15 games.

Power Rankings

1. Schrodas 13-2, 13.786
2. Eclypze 13-2, 12.427
3. Updog 12-3, 9.946
4. Eagles 8-7, 9.834
5. Natellio 9-6, 9.548
6. Traptors 12-3, 9.403 (sorry... got a loss and low ratings this week...)
7. Extra Crispy 11-4, 7.067
8. Lake Charles 7-8, 5.707
9. Tornados 7-8, 4.529
10. 2 Left Feet 8-7, 2.868
11. Cresleys 8-7, -1.522
12. Drons 4-11, -6.378
13. Ozark 3-12, -11.273
14. Barnburner 3-12, -16.391 (BOT!)
15. Cyborgs 1-14, -20.627
16. Constructs 1-14, -28.919